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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Tuten. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 156 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 7, Pick 23. No fireworks, but a solid B.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 19 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Nice patience on Tyler Warren, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 23. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the 86th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra is a better player than pick 122 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Taking Sonny Styles in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick239 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at pick No. 239 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.